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. 2022 Jan 25;10(1):e003747. doi: 10.1136/jitc-2021-003747

Table 2.

Adverse events (AE) of treated patients

n=79 patients Grade 1–2 Grade 3 Grade 4
No % No % No %
Non immune-relate AE appearing in ≥5% of patients (non-irAE)
Alopecia 64 (81) 0 0
Fatigue 52 (66) 8 (10) 0
Xerostomia 55 (70) 4 (5) 0
Dysphagia 15 (19) 42 (53) 0
Infection 29 (37) 23 (29) 2 (3)
Leukopenia 13 (16) 31 (39) 10 (13)
Stomatitis 40 (51) 11 (14) 0
Radiation dermatitis 42 (53) 7 (9) 0
Nausea 41 (52) 3 (4) 0
Pain 38 (48) 5 (6) 0
Pruritus 37 (47) 0 0
Constipation 32 (41) 0 0
Vertigo 30 (38) 1 (1) 0
Lymph edema 30 (38) 0 0
Vomiting 25 (32) 1 (1) 0
Oral thrush 25 (32) 0 0
Polyneuropathy 23 (29) 0 0
Thrombocytopenia 20 (25) 0 0
Hypokalemia 13 (16) 3 (4) 0
Dyspnea 15 (19) 0 0
PEG/catheter complication 10 (13) 5 (6) 0
Hoarseness 14 (18) 0 0
Renal insufficiency 10 (13) 3 (4) 1 (1)
Subcutaneous fibrosis 13 (16) 0 0
Hyperpigmentation 12 (15) 0 0
Anemia 8 (10) 3 (4) 0
Hearing disorder 11 (14) 0 0
Ear disorder 9 (11) 1 (1) 0
Hyponatremia 4 (5) 4 (5) 0
Bleeding 5 (6) 1 (1) 1 (1)
Edema 6 (8) 1 (1) 0
Dysgenusia 4 (5) 1 (1) 0
Weight loss 3 (4) 2 (3) 0
Ulcus (tumor location) 3 (4) 0 1 (1)
Trism 4 (5) 0 0
Any possibly irAE
Diarrhea/colitis 40 (51) 5 (6) 0
Skin reaction 27 (34) 0 0
Elevated transaminases/ hepatitis 7 (9) 6 (8) 2 (3)
Hypothyroidism 14 (18) 1 (1) 0
Hyperthyroidism 14 (18) 0 0
Arthritis 4 (5) 1 (1) 0
Increased lipase/pancreatitis 0 3 (4) 0
Adrenalitis 0 2 (3) 0
Hypophysitis 0 2 (3) 0
Nephritis 1 (1) 1 (1) 0
Pneumonitis 0 0 1 (1)

Non-irAE appearing in at least 5% of patients independent from relationship to treatment and all possibly irAE.

PEG, percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy.